MATTHEW 7:13 platei/a h` pu,lh {B} The words h` pu,lh are absent (in ver. Matthew 7:13) from a* 1646 ita, b, c, h, k and many patristic quotations of the saying, and (in ver. Matthew 7:14) from 113 182* 482 544 ita, h, k and many patristic quotations. Although some have argued that the word was ori... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 7:14 ti, {B} Besides having wide external support the reading ti, also has strong internal probabilities in its favor. There is no reason why the familiar o[ti, if original, should have been altered to ti,, used here to represent the Semitic exclamation hm' (“how!” compare Psalms 139:17). 1... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 7:24 o`moiwqh,setai {B} In view of the quality and diversity of the external attestation, the Committee preferred o`moiwqh,setai. Likewise the passive verb, “shall be compared,” is more likely to have been altered to the active form, “I shall compare him,” than vice versa, especially if th... [ Continue Reading ]